Timer vs Kitchen Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer
This utility app provides a simple and stylish timer and stopwatch. It offers background notifications, customizable themes and alarm sounds, and vibration options. An optional plugin can remove ads.
- Background timer notifications
- Selectable theme colors
- Selectable alarm sounds
- Vibration on/off
- Tablet support
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A Simple & Stylish Timer Stopwatch App. [Features] - Supports Tablet. - If App is in the background, notifies the timer completion. - Selectable Theme Color.("Ninja BLACK"/"Samurai WHITE"/"Sakura RED"/"Yuzu YELLOW"/"Ajisai BLUE"/"Matcha GREEN") - Selectable Alarm Sound.("Alarm Clock"/"Bell"/"Alert"/"Chime"/"Telephone"/"Cat"/"Dog"/"Bird") - Vibration On/Off ※ Timer is free, but you can hide the ad by buying a plug-in extension. URL Scheme: woodsmall-timer:// Made in Japan. © woodsmall inc.
Kitchen Timer
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The Kitchen Timer app is a small application that I created for my wife, who owns and works in a restaurant. It does not require a login, it does not collect data, and it works on iPads and iPhones. It saves money for those who need kitchen timers, since they often break and need to be replaced. The app can also run in the background, showing a notification when each timer expires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kitchen Timer at 5.0 against Timer's 4.5. Kitchen Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Timer's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kitchen Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Timer ships an update fortnightly, Kitchen Timer every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Timer | Kitchen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | woodsmall inc. | Erich Tropeano |
In-app purchases
Timer
- Monthly plan$0.491 Month
- Annual plan$5.991 Year
- Pay in full$6.99
Kitchen Timer
No in-app purchases
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